Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Alabama Soccer Association’s State Cup Tournaments Return to Decatur in May

Decatur, Ala. (April 21,
2015) – Hundreds of youth soccer players from across the state of Alabama will
make their way to Decatur the first two weekends in May for the Alabama Soccer
Association (ASA) Division I and Division II State Cup tournaments. The
Division I State Cup First Round (U13-U14) and Division II State Cup
Preliminaries (U10-U13) will take place May 2-3, 2015, with the Division I
State Cup Final Four (U13-U14) and Division II State Cup Final Four (U13 only)
following May 9-10. All tournaments will take place at the Jack Allen Recreation
Complex.

The Division I tournament is
a top level qualifying event with winners advancing to regional tournaments where an invitation to the US Youth Soccer National
Championships – the crown jewel of competitive youth soccer - is on the line.
The Division II tournament decides which teams are Division II state champions
and will represent Alabama in the USYSA Region III President’s Cup, which will
take place in June 2015 in Lafayette, La.

ASA is the governing body for
all soccer clubs in Alabama who qualify to participate in these events. For
more information on the State Cup tournaments, visit the ASA’s website at www.alsoccer.org.

Decatur has played host to
the ASA’s youth soccer tournaments since 2007, except in 2011 when the city of
Decatur withdrew from hosting because of the devastation and hotel demand from
the April tornado outbreak. Previous tournaments have produced an economic
impact of over $220K for the city of Decatur, bringing in athletes and their
families who stayed in local hotels, made purchases in gas stations and
convenience stores, and dined in restaurants over the course of two weekends.

The Jack Allen Recreation
Complex contains 10 international size lighted fields with laser-graded
certified sports turf and a computerized irrigation system. With the additional
fields located in Point Mallard Park, Decatur has quickly become known
nationally as a top rated soccer tournament location. For more information on
the Jack Allen Recreation Complex, visit www.decatursports.com
or www.decaturmorgansports.com.